From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 11:02:38 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D14D637B423 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:02:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41F0443F85 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:02:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LI2bUp059029 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:02:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LI2aiG059023 for qa@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:02:36 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:02:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307211802.h6LI2aiG059023@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: peter set sender to owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Current problem reports assigned to you X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 18:02:39 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2003/01/22] bin/47384 qa sysinstall ignores intended destination d o [2003/02/16] bin/48341 qa Sysinstall deletes mbr although it should f [2002/08/08] i386/41437 qa sysinstall 4.6 RELEASE - hang f [2002/08/21] i386/41860 qa sysinstall rel. 4.5 and 4.6 hangs o [2002/05/30] misc/38748 qa FreeBSD 4.5 Keyboard problem cannot insta o [2002/07/14] misc/40575 qa Kern.flp boot floppy error f [2002/08/30] misc/42221 qa Signal 11 core dumped when fetchin index o [2002/10/25] misc/44471 qa 4.6 install writes MBR even when specifie 8 problems total. Serious problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2001/02/28] bin/25461 qa sysinstall's fdisk and disklabel don't wo o [2001/09/26] bin/30837 qa Sysinstall doesn't set the schg flag on t o [2002/05/27] bin/38609 qa Sysinstall should know the size of the va o [2002/07/16] bin/40656 qa patch: sysinstall: scripted deletion of s o [2003/06/27] bin/53839 qa sysinstall disklabel editor fails on post o [2002/03/29] conf/36508 qa installation floppy bug (See description) o [2002/04/08] conf/36911 qa installation floppies miss autoload file f [2001/05/29] i386/27729 qa the ls120 device "afd" does not show up u o [2001/08/01] i386/29375 qa the disk editor used by /stand/sysinstall o [2002/11/21] i386/45565 qa sysinstall: write error, filesystem full o [2002/08/21] kern/41850 qa sysinstall fails to create root filesyste f [2003/01/24] kern/47451 qa 5.0 GENERIC(sysinstall CD) locks during b o [2001/12/30] misc/33370 qa Post configuration issue o [2002/04/29] misc/37585 qa System hangs on install at probing device o [2002/04/30] misc/37586 qa newfs failing in 5.0-DP1 initial install o [2002/07/06] misc/40260 qa sysinstall hangs up detecting devices (No 16 problems total. Non-critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [1999/10/13] bin/14318 qa sysinstall upon install has some counter- o [2000/03/22] bin/17546 qa Sysinstall does not let you configure NIS o [2000/08/28] bin/20908 qa /stand/sysinstall too limited in selectio o [2001/01/18] bin/24435 qa Changing slice type causes Auto-partition o [2001/04/28] bin/26919 qa sysinstall' fdisk can ONLY set bootable f o [2001/05/20] bin/27483 qa make sysinstall ask for the keymap at ins o [2002/05/27] bin/38610 qa Sysinstall should be able to mount ISO im o [2002/10/17] bin/44188 qa cannot install FreeBSD 4.0-4.6 to Compaq o [2003/01/09] bin/46905 qa FreeBSD 5.x cannot be installed from mult o [2003/03/06] bin/48989 qa Sysinstall's partition editor gets confu o [2003/06/15] bin/53341 qa dump frequency in sysinstall is always th o [2001/11/26] conf/32288 qa After install: /etc/rc complains if crypt o [2002/11/22] conf/45608 qa Install should config all ether devices, o [2003/06/09] conf/53131 qa "ALL" could not turn check BOXes ON at pa o [1998/11/27] i386/8867 qa /stand/sysinstall core dumps (signal 11) o [1999/09/24] i386/13936 qa No clear indictaion of how much space to o [2001/05/08] i386/27216 qa Can not get to shell prompt from serial c o [2002/05/12] i386/37999 qa In /stand/sysinstall, 's' selects Options o [2002/05/13] i386/38055 qa In Install, Groups (creation) item should o [2002/08/25] i386/42022 qa sysinstall in non-interactive mode prompt o [2002/08/29] i386/42162 qa Installation (sysinstall) crashes, md0c f o [2002/07/23] kern/40926 qa After Upgrading or Clean Installing 4.6, o [2002/09/19] kern/42977 qa FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA o [2001/06/04] misc/27872 qa "Load Config" (sysinstall) hangs Compaq D o [2001/09/11] misc/30517 qa using sysinstall with install.cfg has no o [2002/02/28] misc/35400 qa sysinstall could improve manipulation of o [2002/04/08] misc/36916 qa DOS active partition flag lost in libdisk o [2002/05/13] misc/38057 qa "install" document doesn't display correc o [2002/06/03] misc/38854 qa Resetting the sysinstall during setup cau o [2002/06/16] misc/39360 qa If linux emu is added as a dependency (an o [2002/08/01] misc/41238 qa problems with FreeBSD installation on a d o [2002/08/17] misc/41744 qa Cannot stop comat22 from being extracted o [2002/09/18] misc/42934 qa installation procedure on install floppie o [2002/10/08] misc/43825 qa please remove object files in source (src o [2002/11/04] misc/44915 qa 'choose installation media' choose CD-ROM o [2002/11/12] misc/45254 qa Sysinstall installs things it should not o [2003/01/01] misc/46670 qa 5.0-RC2 install leaves CD drawer locked. o [2003/01/21] misc/47314 qa Install requires a swap partition. o [2003/02/04] misc/47908 qa /stand/sysinstall can't display document 39 problems total. From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:30:33 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6014837B415 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:30:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.speakeasy.net (mail16.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.216]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 432AA43FBD for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:30:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 12836 invoked from network); 21 Jul 2003 21:30:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )encrypted SMTP for ; 21 Jul 2003 21:30:30 -0000 Received: from laptop.baldwin.cx (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LLUSGI040220; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:30:28 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.4 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <200307182306.h6IN6UeW016371@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:30:45 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: Kris Kennaway , freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org cc: qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:30:33 -0000 On 18-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: > Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. This is a feature to avoid conflicts with PCI. The bset resolution for this might be to add a FAQ that explains how to increase the number of slots from the kernel config in 4.x and from the loader on 5.x. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:35:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2642A37B401 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:35:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C647B43FD7 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:35:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LLZjUp004031 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:35:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LLZisG004025 for freebsd-qa@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:35:44 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:35:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307212135.h6LLZisG004025@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: peter set sender to owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Current problem reports assigned to you X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:35:54 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems Serious problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2001/03/19] bin/25929 qa Can't use MAKEDEV in fixit mount o [2000/02/23] conf/16948 qa Sysinstall/disklabel: bad partition table o [2000/07/29] conf/20282 qa sysinstall does not recover some /etc fil o [2002/08/18] i386/41757 qa sysinstall 4.6.x unstable o [2001/03/16] misc/25851 qa Security hole in anonymous FTP setup scri o [2001/04/27] misc/26897 qa 4.3R sysinstall fails to create swap part o [2001/10/18] misc/31363 qa sysinstall "partition editor" silently co o [2002/05/26] misc/38582 qa sysinstall sets newfs flag after changing f [2002/06/02] misc/38835 qa sysinstall always installs crypto o [2003/04/18] misc/51146 qa Incorrect error message when configuring 10 problems total. Non-critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2003/05/15] bin/52271 qa sysinstall panics in machine with no hard o [1999/06/21] conf/12324 qa Sysinstall's fdisk partition editor is mi o [1999/12/28] conf/15748 qa sysinstall - upgrade o [1999/11/21] conf/15038 qa In sysinstall, easy to not notice that se o [2000/02/08] conf/16584 qa Hostname field too small during install ( o [2000/10/14] conf/21994 qa Config of Anonftp (at install) always cre a [2000/12/09] conf/23402 qa sysinstall upgrade ought to check partiti o [2003/01/18] conf/47204 qa base + XFree86 install fails -- crypto di f [2002/04/16] i386/37137 qa FreeBSD install doesn't recognize version o [2002/05/13] i386/38056 qa In Install, User (creation)'s "Member gro o [2002/05/23] i386/38477 qa In sysinstall's Choose Distributions scre o [2002/05/23] i386/38478 qa In sysinstall's Choose Distributions scre o [2002/05/23] i386/38480 qa sysinstall should prompt for normal users o [2002/06/20] i386/39574 qa Error mounting /dev/acd0c on /dist: No su o [1997/09/28] misc/4646 qa Can't fixit with an NFS-mounted CD. s [1998/07/10] misc/7232 qa Suggestion for FreeBSD installation dialo o [2001/02/06] misc/24907 qa Options screen at MenuMedia menu problem o [2001/08/20] misc/29893 qa suggestions for 4.4 sysinstall o [2002/04/16] misc/37160 qa /stand/sysinstall coredumps when trying t o [2002/05/26] misc/38583 qa sysinstall installs crypto sources when / o [2002/08/23] misc/41949 qa sysinstall sorts /etc/rc.conf during netb 21 problems total. From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:37:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBCD537B40C for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:37:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6658B43F3F for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:37:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LLb2Up005303 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:37:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LLb1XE005294 for qa@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:37:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:37:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307212137.h6LLb1XE005294@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: peter set sender to owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Current problem reports assigned to you X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:37:03 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2003/01/22] bin/47384 qa sysinstall ignores intended destination d o [2003/02/16] bin/48341 qa Sysinstall deletes mbr although it should f [2002/08/08] i386/41437 qa sysinstall 4.6 RELEASE - hang f [2002/08/21] i386/41860 qa sysinstall rel. 4.5 and 4.6 hangs o [2002/05/30] misc/38748 qa FreeBSD 4.5 Keyboard problem cannot insta o [2002/07/14] misc/40575 qa Kern.flp boot floppy error f [2002/08/30] misc/42221 qa Signal 11 core dumped when fetchin index o [2002/10/25] misc/44471 qa 4.6 install writes MBR even when specifie 8 problems total. Serious problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2001/02/28] bin/25461 qa sysinstall's fdisk and disklabel don't wo o [2001/09/26] bin/30837 qa Sysinstall doesn't set the schg flag on t o [2002/05/27] bin/38609 qa Sysinstall should know the size of the va o [2002/07/16] bin/40656 qa patch: sysinstall: scripted deletion of s o [2003/06/27] bin/53839 qa sysinstall disklabel editor fails on post o [2002/03/29] conf/36508 qa installation floppy bug (See description) o [2002/04/08] conf/36911 qa installation floppies miss autoload file f [2001/05/29] i386/27729 qa the ls120 device "afd" does not show up u o [2001/08/01] i386/29375 qa the disk editor used by /stand/sysinstall o [2002/11/21] i386/45565 qa sysinstall: write error, filesystem full o [2002/08/21] kern/41850 qa sysinstall fails to create root filesyste f [2003/01/24] kern/47451 qa 5.0 GENERIC(sysinstall CD) locks during b o [2001/12/30] misc/33370 qa Post configuration issue o [2002/04/29] misc/37585 qa System hangs on install at probing device o [2002/04/30] misc/37586 qa newfs failing in 5.0-DP1 initial install o [2002/07/06] misc/40260 qa sysinstall hangs up detecting devices (No 16 problems total. Non-critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [1999/10/13] bin/14318 qa sysinstall upon install has some counter- o [2000/03/22] bin/17546 qa Sysinstall does not let you configure NIS o [2000/08/28] bin/20908 qa /stand/sysinstall too limited in selectio o [2001/01/18] bin/24435 qa Changing slice type causes Auto-partition o [2001/04/28] bin/26919 qa sysinstall' fdisk can ONLY set bootable f o [2001/05/20] bin/27483 qa make sysinstall ask for the keymap at ins o [2002/05/27] bin/38610 qa Sysinstall should be able to mount ISO im o [2002/10/17] bin/44188 qa cannot install FreeBSD 4.0-4.6 to Compaq o [2003/01/09] bin/46905 qa FreeBSD 5.x cannot be installed from mult o [2003/03/06] bin/48989 qa Sysinstall's partition editor gets confu o [2003/06/15] bin/53341 qa dump frequency in sysinstall is always th o [2001/11/26] conf/32288 qa After install: /etc/rc complains if crypt o [2002/11/22] conf/45608 qa Install should config all ether devices, o [2003/06/09] conf/53131 qa "ALL" could not turn check BOXes ON at pa o [1998/11/27] i386/8867 qa /stand/sysinstall core dumps (signal 11) o [1999/09/24] i386/13936 qa No clear indictaion of how much space to o [2001/05/08] i386/27216 qa Can not get to shell prompt from serial c o [2002/05/12] i386/37999 qa In /stand/sysinstall, 's' selects Options o [2002/05/13] i386/38055 qa In Install, Groups (creation) item should o [2002/08/25] i386/42022 qa sysinstall in non-interactive mode prompt o [2002/08/29] i386/42162 qa Installation (sysinstall) crashes, md0c f o [2002/07/23] kern/40926 qa After Upgrading or Clean Installing 4.6, o [2002/09/19] kern/42977 qa FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA o [2001/06/04] misc/27872 qa "Load Config" (sysinstall) hangs Compaq D o [2001/09/11] misc/30517 qa using sysinstall with install.cfg has no o [2002/02/28] misc/35400 qa sysinstall could improve manipulation of o [2002/04/08] misc/36916 qa DOS active partition flag lost in libdisk o [2002/05/13] misc/38057 qa "install" document doesn't display correc o [2002/06/03] misc/38854 qa Resetting the sysinstall during setup cau o [2002/06/16] misc/39360 qa If linux emu is added as a dependency (an o [2002/08/01] misc/41238 qa problems with FreeBSD installation on a d o [2002/08/17] misc/41744 qa Cannot stop comat22 from being extracted o [2002/09/18] misc/42934 qa installation procedure on install floppie o [2002/10/08] misc/43825 qa please remove object files in source (src o [2002/11/04] misc/44915 qa 'choose installation media' choose CD-ROM o [2002/11/12] misc/45254 qa Sysinstall installs things it should not o [2003/01/01] misc/46670 qa 5.0-RC2 install leaves CD drawer locked. o [2003/01/21] misc/47314 qa Install requires a swap partition. o [2003/02/04] misc/47908 qa /stand/sysinstall can't display document 39 problems total. From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:40:14 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BACAC37B401 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:40:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04F1E43FA3 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:40:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LLeDUp006065 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:40:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LLeDZg006064; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:40:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:40:13 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307212140.h6LLeDZg006064@freefall.freebsd.org> To: qa@FreeBSD.org From: John Baldwin Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: John Baldwin List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:40:15 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/42977; it has been noted by GNATS. From: John Baldwin To: Kris Kennaway , freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: qa@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:30:45 -0400 (EDT) On 18-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: > Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. This is a feature to avoid conflicts with PCI. The bset resolution for this might be to add a FAQ that explains how to increase the number of slots from the kernel config in 4.x and from the loader on 5.x. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:42:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB57A37B401; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:42:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (adsl-67-119-53-152.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [67.119.53.152]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9168F43F75; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:42:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from rot13.obsecurity.org (rot13.obsecurity.org [10.0.0.5]) by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7266F66D16; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:42:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by rot13.obsecurity.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 55624AE9; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:42:27 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:42:27 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway To: John Baldwin Message-ID: <20030721214227.GA198@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <200307182306.h6IN6UeW016371@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: Kris Kennaway cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org cc: qa@FreeBSD.org cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:42:30 -0000 On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 05:30:45PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > > On 18-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: > > Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. > > This is a feature to avoid conflicts with PCI. The bset resolution for > this might be to add a FAQ that explains how to increase the number of > slots from the kernel config in 4.x and from the loader on 5.x. And corresponding text to the install guide? Kris From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:45:58 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D81F37B408 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:45:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A982543FBF for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:45:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LLjvUp008665 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:45:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LLjvqo008659 for freebsd-qa@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:45:57 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:45:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307212145.h6LLjvqo008659@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: peter set sender to owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Current problem reports assigned to you X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:45:58 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems Serious problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2001/03/19] bin/25929 qa Can't use MAKEDEV in fixit mount o [2000/02/23] conf/16948 qa Sysinstall/disklabel: bad partition table o [2000/07/29] conf/20282 qa sysinstall does not recover some /etc fil o [2002/08/18] i386/41757 qa sysinstall 4.6.x unstable o [2001/03/16] misc/25851 qa Security hole in anonymous FTP setup scri o [2001/04/27] misc/26897 qa 4.3R sysinstall fails to create swap part o [2001/10/18] misc/31363 qa sysinstall "partition editor" silently co o [2002/05/26] misc/38582 qa sysinstall sets newfs flag after changing f [2002/06/02] misc/38835 qa sysinstall always installs crypto o [2003/04/18] misc/51146 qa Incorrect error message when configuring 10 problems total. Non-critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2003/05/15] bin/52271 qa sysinstall panics in machine with no hard o [1999/06/21] conf/12324 qa Sysinstall's fdisk partition editor is mi o [1999/12/28] conf/15748 qa sysinstall - upgrade o [1999/11/21] conf/15038 qa In sysinstall, easy to not notice that se o [2000/02/08] conf/16584 qa Hostname field too small during install ( o [2000/10/14] conf/21994 qa Config of Anonftp (at install) always cre a [2000/12/09] conf/23402 qa sysinstall upgrade ought to check partiti o [2003/01/18] conf/47204 qa base + XFree86 install fails -- crypto di f [2002/04/16] i386/37137 qa FreeBSD install doesn't recognize version o [2002/05/13] i386/38056 qa In Install, User (creation)'s "Member gro o [2002/05/23] i386/38477 qa In sysinstall's Choose Distributions scre o [2002/05/23] i386/38478 qa In sysinstall's Choose Distributions scre o [2002/05/23] i386/38480 qa sysinstall should prompt for normal users o [2002/06/20] i386/39574 qa Error mounting /dev/acd0c on /dist: No su o [1997/09/28] misc/4646 qa Can't fixit with an NFS-mounted CD. s [1998/07/10] misc/7232 qa Suggestion for FreeBSD installation dialo o [2001/02/06] misc/24907 qa Options screen at MenuMedia menu problem o [2001/08/20] misc/29893 qa suggestions for 4.4 sysinstall o [2002/04/16] misc/37160 qa /stand/sysinstall coredumps when trying t o [2002/05/26] misc/38583 qa sysinstall installs crypto sources when / o [2002/08/23] misc/41949 qa sysinstall sorts /etc/rc.conf during netb 21 problems total. From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:47:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47DA237B409 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:47:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C720943FAF for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:47:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LLlIUp010304 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:47:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LLlIGA010299 for qa@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:47:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:47:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307212147.h6LLlIGA010299@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: peter set sender to owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Current problem reports assigned to you X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:47:19 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2003/01/22] bin/47384 qa sysinstall ignores intended destination d o [2003/02/16] bin/48341 qa Sysinstall deletes mbr although it should f [2002/08/08] i386/41437 qa sysinstall 4.6 RELEASE - hang f [2002/08/21] i386/41860 qa sysinstall rel. 4.5 and 4.6 hangs o [2002/05/30] misc/38748 qa FreeBSD 4.5 Keyboard problem cannot insta o [2002/07/14] misc/40575 qa Kern.flp boot floppy error f [2002/08/30] misc/42221 qa Signal 11 core dumped when fetchin index o [2002/10/25] misc/44471 qa 4.6 install writes MBR even when specifie 8 problems total. Serious problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [2001/02/28] bin/25461 qa sysinstall's fdisk and disklabel don't wo o [2001/09/26] bin/30837 qa Sysinstall doesn't set the schg flag on t o [2002/05/27] bin/38609 qa Sysinstall should know the size of the va o [2002/07/16] bin/40656 qa patch: sysinstall: scripted deletion of s o [2003/06/27] bin/53839 qa sysinstall disklabel editor fails on post o [2002/03/29] conf/36508 qa installation floppy bug (See description) o [2002/04/08] conf/36911 qa installation floppies miss autoload file f [2001/05/29] i386/27729 qa the ls120 device "afd" does not show up u o [2001/08/01] i386/29375 qa the disk editor used by /stand/sysinstall o [2002/11/21] i386/45565 qa sysinstall: write error, filesystem full o [2002/08/21] kern/41850 qa sysinstall fails to create root filesyste f [2003/01/24] kern/47451 qa 5.0 GENERIC(sysinstall CD) locks during b o [2001/12/30] misc/33370 qa Post configuration issue o [2002/04/29] misc/37585 qa System hangs on install at probing device o [2002/04/30] misc/37586 qa newfs failing in 5.0-DP1 initial install o [2002/07/06] misc/40260 qa sysinstall hangs up detecting devices (No 16 problems total. Non-critical problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o [1999/10/13] bin/14318 qa sysinstall upon install has some counter- o [2000/03/22] bin/17546 qa Sysinstall does not let you configure NIS o [2000/08/28] bin/20908 qa /stand/sysinstall too limited in selectio o [2001/01/18] bin/24435 qa Changing slice type causes Auto-partition o [2001/04/28] bin/26919 qa sysinstall' fdisk can ONLY set bootable f o [2001/05/20] bin/27483 qa make sysinstall ask for the keymap at ins o [2002/05/27] bin/38610 qa Sysinstall should be able to mount ISO im o [2002/10/17] bin/44188 qa cannot install FreeBSD 4.0-4.6 to Compaq o [2003/01/09] bin/46905 qa FreeBSD 5.x cannot be installed from mult o [2003/03/06] bin/48989 qa Sysinstall's partition editor gets confu o [2003/06/15] bin/53341 qa dump frequency in sysinstall is always th o [2001/11/26] conf/32288 qa After install: /etc/rc complains if crypt o [2002/11/22] conf/45608 qa Install should config all ether devices, o [2003/06/09] conf/53131 qa "ALL" could not turn check BOXes ON at pa o [1998/11/27] i386/8867 qa /stand/sysinstall core dumps (signal 11) o [1999/09/24] i386/13936 qa No clear indictaion of how much space to o [2001/05/08] i386/27216 qa Can not get to shell prompt from serial c o [2002/05/12] i386/37999 qa In /stand/sysinstall, 's' selects Options o [2002/05/13] i386/38055 qa In Install, Groups (creation) item should o [2002/08/25] i386/42022 qa sysinstall in non-interactive mode prompt o [2002/08/29] i386/42162 qa Installation (sysinstall) crashes, md0c f o [2002/07/23] kern/40926 qa After Upgrading or Clean Installing 4.6, o [2002/09/19] kern/42977 qa FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA o [2001/06/04] misc/27872 qa "Load Config" (sysinstall) hangs Compaq D o [2001/09/11] misc/30517 qa using sysinstall with install.cfg has no o [2002/02/28] misc/35400 qa sysinstall could improve manipulation of o [2002/04/08] misc/36916 qa DOS active partition flag lost in libdisk o [2002/05/13] misc/38057 qa "install" document doesn't display correc o [2002/06/03] misc/38854 qa Resetting the sysinstall during setup cau o [2002/06/16] misc/39360 qa If linux emu is added as a dependency (an o [2002/08/01] misc/41238 qa problems with FreeBSD installation on a d o [2002/08/17] misc/41744 qa Cannot stop comat22 from being extracted o [2002/09/18] misc/42934 qa installation procedure on install floppie o [2002/10/08] misc/43825 qa please remove object files in source (src o [2002/11/04] misc/44915 qa 'choose installation media' choose CD-ROM o [2002/11/12] misc/45254 qa Sysinstall installs things it should not o [2003/01/01] misc/46670 qa 5.0-RC2 install leaves CD drawer locked. o [2003/01/21] misc/47314 qa Install requires a swap partition. o [2003/02/04] misc/47908 qa /stand/sysinstall can't display document 39 problems total. From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 14:50:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6360137B401 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:50:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A9C743F3F for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:50:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LLoEUp011125 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:50:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LLoERf011124; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:50:14 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:50:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307212150.h6LLoERf011124@freefall.freebsd.org> To: qa@FreeBSD.org From: Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kris Kennaway List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:50:15 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/42977; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kris Kennaway To: John Baldwin Cc: Kris Kennaway , freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, qa@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:42:27 -0700 On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 05:30:45PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > > On 18-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: > > Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. > > This is a feature to avoid conflicts with PCI. The bset resolution for > this might be to add a FAQ that explains how to increase the number of > slots from the kernel config in 4.x and from the loader on 5.x. And corresponding text to the install guide? Kris From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 15:23:24 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F168237B401; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from franky.speednet.com.au (franky.speednet.com.au [203.57.65.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A61D743FBF; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:23:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from andyf@speednet.com.au) Received: from hewey.af.speednet.com.au (hewey.af.speednet.com.au [203.38.96.242])h6LMNKDs064985; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:23:21 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from andyf@speednet.com.au) Received: from hewey.af.speednet.com.au (hewey.af.speednet.com.au [172.22.2.17])h6LMNGPd078470; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:23:20 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from andyf@speednet.com.au) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:23:16 +1000 (EST) From: Andy Farkas X-X-Sender: andyf@hewey.af.speednet.com.au To: Kris Kennaway In-Reply-To: <20030721214227.GA198@rot13.obsecurity.org> Message-ID: <20030722082104.W74931-100000@hewey.af.speednet.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: Kris Kennaway cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org cc: qa@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:23:24 -0000 This is mentioned in LINT/NOTES already: # By default, only 10 EISA slots are probed, since the slot numbers # above clash with the configuration address space of the PCI subsystem, # and the EISA probe is not very smart about this. This is sufficient # for most machines, but in particular the HP NetServer LC series comes # with an onboard AIC7770 dual-channel SCSI controller on EISA slot #11, # thus you need to bump this figure to 12 for them. options EISA_SLOTS=12 Maybe it should be mentioned in the Harware Notes for current releases, including the workaround. -- :{ andyf@speednet.com.au Andy Farkas System Administrator Speednet Communications http://www.speednet.com.au/ From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 15:30:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E91B737B401 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:30:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F23043F93 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:30:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6LMUDUp016593 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:30:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6LMUDlT016592; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:30:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:30:13 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307212230.h6LMUDlT016592@freefall.freebsd.org> To: qa@FreeBSD.org From: Andy Farkas Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Andy Farkas List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:30:14 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/42977; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Andy Farkas To: Kris Kennaway Cc: John Baldwin , Kris Kennaway , , Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:23:16 +1000 (EST) This is mentioned in LINT/NOTES already: # By default, only 10 EISA slots are probed, since the slot numbers # above clash with the configuration address space of the PCI subsystem, # and the EISA probe is not very smart about this. This is sufficient # for most machines, but in particular the HP NetServer LC series comes # with an onboard AIC7770 dual-channel SCSI controller on EISA slot #11, # thus you need to bump this figure to 12 for them. options EISA_SLOTS=12 Maybe it should be mentioned in the Harware Notes for current releases, including the workaround. -- :{ andyf@speednet.com.au Andy Farkas System Administrator Speednet Communications http://www.speednet.com.au/ From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 20:22:58 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4C8637B401 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:22:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.speakeasy.net (mail7.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.207]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A31B343FB1 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:22:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 20769 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2003 03:22:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )encrypted SMTP for ; 22 Jul 2003 03:22:56 -0000 Received: from laptop.baldwin.cx (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6M3MrGI041024; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:22:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.4 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20030721214227.GA198@rot13.obsecurity.org> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:23:09 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: Kris Kennaway cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org cc: qa@FreeBSD.org cc: Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 03:22:59 -0000 On 21-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 05:30:45PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: >> >> On 18-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: >> > Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. >> >> This is a feature to avoid conflicts with PCI. The bset resolution for >> this might be to add a FAQ that explains how to increase the number of >> slots from the kernel config in 4.x and from the loader on 5.x. > > And corresponding text to the install guide? Sure, but I think this should be classed as a doc bug now and probably handed off to doc@. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ From owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 20:30:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A0A737B401 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:30:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F25643F75 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:30:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6M3UJUp049927 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:30:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6M3UJq6049926; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:30:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:30:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307220330.h6M3UJq6049926@freefall.freebsd.org> To: qa@FreeBSD.org From: John Baldwin Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. X-BeenThere: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: John Baldwin List-Id: FreeBSD Quality Assurance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 03:30:19 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/42977; it has been noted by GNATS. From: John Baldwin To: Kris Kennaway Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, qa@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:23:09 -0400 (EDT) On 21-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 05:30:45PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: >> >> On 18-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote: >> > Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. >> >> This is a feature to avoid conflicts with PCI. The bset resolution for >> this might be to add a FAQ that explains how to increase the number of >> slots from the kernel config in 4.x and from the loader on 5.x. > > And corresponding text to the install guide? Sure, but I think this should be classed as a doc bug now and probably handed off to doc@. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/